Cisco CCNA in 60 Days, 2nd Edition

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Completely revised and updated for the new Cisco exams:

200-120 CCNA
100-101 ICND1
200-101 ICND2

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ABOUT THE BOOK

Do any of the following problems sound familiar to you?

“I just don’t know where to start studying. I feel overwhelmed by the information.”

“I’ve bought all the CBT-style videos and books, and have even been on a course, but I don’t feel ready to take the exam and I don’t know if I ever will.”

For every ten students who start out towards the CCNA qualification, nine quit. They don’t quit because of laziness but because they became overwhelmed with information and didn’t even know where to start. They sat down to study from one of the ‘big name’ manuals and half an hour later found themselves staring blankly at the same page. Can you imagine how frustrating that feels?

You see, most authors throw you in at the deep end and expect you to get on with it. They forget that you have a full time job, a long journey back home, family commitments and any number of challenges going on in your life. The last thing you have time for is to write out a detailed study plan with plenty of review sessions.

If only somebody could tell you what to study each day, every day. If only you could open your study guide and see which bit of theory to read, which lab to do and which exam to take. You could then get on with the task of studying and getting that exam nailed.

This is where Cisco CCNA in 60 Days comes in. Written in response to feedback from thousands of students using my online CCNA in 60 days program, my classroom courses and my other online Cisco training websites this book is the final piece in the studying puzzle.

HOW IT WORKS

Every day you read your theory module, you review yesterdays lesson, do a lab and then answer some review questions.

The next day you do the same until you reach the review sessions where you cement all your knowledge with more labs and review as well as some practise exams. If that wasn’t enough, you have a cram guide to read daily and an online Subnetting review site to really hone your subnetting skills.

At the 30 day mark you can take your CCENT exam and move into your ICND2 study sessions or just take your CCNA exam at the end of 60 days. If you fall behind no problem, just pick up where you left off.

Having a problem with motivation and distractions? No problem, just read the detailed goal setting guide to turbo boost your productivity and motivation.

WHAT’S COVERED?

Every subject Cisco want you to know for your exams is covered with labs, theory, exams, reviews and crams. From RIP to OSPF, from VLSM to CIDR, IPv4 to IPv6, STP to CDP. Every exam topic is covered in detail many times over.

Just when you think you are ready you are hit with challenge labs and more exams to ensure you are more than ready for the tricky Cisco exams. There are over 60 labs in total. Some with careful explanations and some you have to work out for yourself.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Paul Browning used to work at Cisco TAC but left in 2002 to start his own Cisco training company. He has authored several Cisco manuals as well as created one of the biggest online Cisco training websites used by many thousands of students.

Farai Tafa is a dual CCIE who consults for large blue chip companies in the USA. He is an expert in network design and installation as well as an acknowledged expert in voice and security.

Daniel Gheorghe is a CCIE in Routing and Switching. He is currently preparing for his second CCIE certification (in Security) and he is developing his skills in system penetration testing.

Dario Barinic is a network expert (dual CCIE #25071 – Routing and Switching, and Service Provider) with a Master of Engineering degree and eight years of experience in the networking field

Table of Contents

Day 1 – Networks, Cables, OSI, and TCP Models
Day 2 – CSMA/CD, Switching, and VLANs
Day 3 – Trunking, DTP, and Inter-VLAN Routing
Day 4 – Router and Switch Security
Day 5 – IP Addressing
Day 6 – Network Address Translation
Day 7 – IPv6
Day 8 – Integrating IPv4 and IPv6 Network Environments
Day 9 – Access Control Lists
Day 10 – Routing Concepts
Day 11 – Static Routing
Day 12 – OSPF Basics
Day 13 – OSPFv3
Day 14 – DHCP and DNS
Day 15 – Layer 1 and Layer 2 Troubleshooting
Day 16 – Review 1
Day 17 – Review 2
Day 18 – Review 3
Day 19 – Review 4
Day 20 – Review 5
Day 21 – Review 6
Day 22 – Review 7
Day 23 – Review 8
Day 24 – Review 9
Day 25 – Review 10
Day 26 – Review 11
Day 27 – Review 12
Day 28 – Review 13
Day 29 – Review 14
Day 30 – Exam Day
Day 31 – Spanning Tree Protocol
Day 32 – Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
Day 33 – EtherChannels and Link Aggregation Protocols
Day 34 – First Hop Redundancy Protocols
Day 36 – EIGRP
Day 37 – Troubleshooting EIGRP
Day 38 – EIGRP For IPv6
Day 39 – OSPF
Day 40 – Syslog, SNMP, and Netflow
Day 41 – Wide Area Networking
Day 42 – Frame Relay and PPP
Day 43 – Review 1
Day 44 – Review 2
Day 45 – Review 3
Day 46 – Review 4
Day 47 – Review 5
Day 48 – Review 6
Day 49 – Review 7
Day 50 – Review 8
Day 51 – Review 9
Day 52 – Review 10
Day 53 – Review 11
Day 54 – Review 12
Day 55 – Review 13
Day 56 – Review 14
Day 57 – Review 15
Day 58 – Review 16
Day 59 – Review 17
Day 60 – Review 18